Hole's classic lineup has reunited for the first time in 15 years. Courtney Love joined Eric Erlandson, Melissa Auf der Maur and Patty Schemel for two songs at a gig in Brooklyn.

Originally it seemed like it would just be a trio. Erlandson, Auf der Maur and Schemel were all spotted at the screening of Hit So Hard, a documentary about Schemel's struggle with drug addiction. But after they walked on stage and performed a few songs, Auf der Maur approached the mic. "We're told there's a special someone who wants to join us for a song?" she said, Fuse reports. "Is there a Miss World here? Perhaps someone can check the boiler room for someone smoking cigarettes?"

Love entered, hugged her bandmates, and – judging from the videos – tore into an excellent version of Miss World. Cheers even coaxed Love into an encore – a cover of the Wipers song Over the Edge. "Can I see the words really quick?" she asked, before deciding she could make do without.

Founded by Erlandson and Love in 1989, Hole's lineup shifted throughout their 13-year career. But Schemel and Auf der Maur are probably the quartet's most recognisable drummer and bassist, credited on the liner notes for Celebrity Skin, Hole's most successful LP. Schemel quit in 1997, Auf der Maur in 1999, and Hole formally disbanded in 2002. Although Love resurrected the Hole name for an album in 2010, her relationship with the band's earlier members has been fraught and sometimes icy.